They are a gimmick to me....

by woody, Friday, April 01, 2016, 19:48 (3161 days ago) @ Drago
edited by woody, Friday, April 01, 2016, 19:52

I've never seen the obsession with lasers sights? I look at them as a novelty. I've shot many guns with laser sights and they are neat but never saw the need to buy one. Lasermax is local to me so there was a time everyone and their brother had one on their Glock. Most of the local PD's had them years ago but I don't know of any using them now. I can shoot much faster with iron sight than looking for a laser dot. Probably from all the years of shooting iron sights.

That being said I know a lot of pros and instructors from shooting schools swear by them but that probably has more to do with promotion of the products for monetary gain than actual usefulness. Is there any real documentation of lasers being used in a defensive situation? I bet in a defensive situation the shooter used the iron sights and didn't even think of the laser if you asked them after the incident.

I love the Crimson Trace commercials with Todd Jarrett shooting. I'm sure he's using the iron sights. The laser is right on target every time because he is a world class shooter and can shoot that fast and accurate with iron sights.

There is a few limited situations where they could be useful. Low light but shouldn't you have a flashlight so you are sure of your target? Shooting from behind cover? What's wrong with just staying behind the cover seems safe to me.